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Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1887-02-26
Saturday, February 2e, 1857.
HIGH LIOENSE IN NEW YORK.


The contest over the Crosby high license
bill in New York wakes warm. A meeting
was held at Chickering Hall last night to give
expression to opinion in favor of the bill
And before that there had been strong ex-
preston of opinion in its favor from men well
qualified to give an opinion concerning the
matter. II am convinced that only by high
license can the saloon influence be restrain
ed, says ex-Surrogate Calvin. "There is no
reason to be urged against high license, con-
sidering that anything more corrective of the
liquor evil cannot be had" says Frederic r.
Coudert. GA prohibition law could not be
enforced, a high license law could be-" says
the Rev. William Lord of the Central Con-
gregational church. GAS the worst things
are done in the worst saloons, and as such
saloons are the ones to be most affected by a
high license, it will be good thing for the
community when the law shall close them, -
says the Rev. Charles S. Robinson of the
Memorial Presbyterian church; and he adds
that he is amazed and bewildered at the spec
tacle of teetotalers working side by side with
the saloon keepers in the cause of free rum.
''It is absolutely, in my judgment. the only
temperance measure that can be enforced in
this city, h." says ex-governor Daniel H. Cham
berlain. "From every point of view I favor
high license" says ex-Judge Arnoux. "High
license is thing within reach, prohibition is
not, says United States District Attorney
Walker.
The bill thus commended appears to be a
thoroughly practical measure. Its high
license features apply only to cities having
800, 900 inhabitants or more, that is, to the
cities of New York and Brooklyn alone. For
these cities six classes of licenses are pre-
scribed: To sell liquors of any kind, to be
drunk on the premises, fee not less than
81 900; to sell malt liquors, cider and wine,
to be drunk on the premises, fee not less thsn
$500; to sell malt liquors and cider, to be
drunk on the premises, fee not less than $100;
to sell malt liquors, cider and wine, not to be
drunk on the premises, fee not less than $25,
and licenses to druggists and apothecaries to
sell liquors for medicinal, mechanical and
chemical purposes only, to such persons as
may certify in writing for what use they want
them, fee not less than $40. The limit of
fees is minimum, and there is nothing to
prevent the Excise Boards FROM increasing
them.
A strong fight is being made for the bill,
and strong, though rather quiet one is be-
would doubtless work we'll. But the COM
bination of liquor dealers opposed to it is
powerful at Albany.
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1887-02-26
The Horror Of the Catacombs


Most people have heard of the catacombs
aware of their vast extent. They were orig
inally stone quarries; the material used in
building the cathedral of Notre Dame, the
Hotel Cluny, the older portion of the Tuiler-
| les and many other of the public edifces of
Paris having been derived from this source.
| So extensive were their lamifcations that of
Paris within the walls more than tenth
part is said to have been honeycombed in
this manner. 1t was not till within the last
one hundred years that the quarries have
| served the purpose or received the name of
catacombs.
Many Partisan churches and cemeteries
have transferred the remains of their dead
to the keeping of the catacombs. These are
now under the of a regular corps of
workmen, who attend to the arrangement of
the bones, keep the galleries in order, and
are constantly on the watch against subsi-
dences of earth, which would otherwise be
of frequent occurrence. The galleries have
been carefully surveyed and their course
compared with that of the superiacent thor
oughfares. Indicating tablets put up at
frequent intervals, SO that skilled person
can at any moment name the street, and even
the number of the house, which is above his
hsad. Without such knowledge a compe-
tent guide, however, woe betide the ill fated
wretch who should venture to explore these
grim recesses. Beneath the Rue de PAbbe
de FEppee, just outside the Ossuaire, or cat
acomb proper, is seen tomb in the angle of
wall to which terrible tradition attaches.
Here lies Philibert Aspairt, formerly porter
of the military hospital of Val de Grace.
The hospital lies above portion of the cata-
combs. and from it descends one of the sew
enty staircases of which we have spoken.
In an evil hour the ill-fated porter took it
into his head to make voyage of discovery
in the catacombs. On November 5, 1898, he
descended the winding stairs. Lantern in
hand he entered that awful labyrinth and he
never came back. How long he lived or how
he died. how long his feeble lantern kept
alight, or for how many hours or days he
may have wandered in darkness, death
put an end to his sufferings, are among the
secrets of the catacombs. For eleven years
his fate was not even known, but on April
80, 1904, some workmsn threading in course
of their duty some of the less used passages,
came upon human skeleton. Flesh and
clothing had alike crumbled into dust, but
the buttons of the coat remained, and by
these and the bunch of keys that lay beside
the corpse it was identified beyond doubt as
that of the unfortunate Philibert Aspairt.
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1887-02-26
A CRAZY TEA.
A New style of Church Entertainment
That Pleases Worcester People.
From the Worcester

A New Style of Church Entertainment
That Pleases Worcester People.
From the Worcester Spy.l
The odd announcement, ga Crazy Tea, -
to be served at the Universalist church, was
sufficient to attract throng of people much
larger than the vestries could well accommo-
| date, and bade fair to make the projectors
| crazy in reality rather than in assumption.
A crazy tea is evidently new phase of
church entertainment, as was evidenced by
| the eagerness of patrons as they came in
soon after six o'clock to view the contents of
the heavily laden tables before being served
by the walters. glance at the tables set in
| the west parlor served to explain the inter
probation of a crazy tea which had been pre-
pared for the company. Cold ham and
| tongue were attractively arranged in cake
baskets, apples with toothpicks stuck in
them, a la porcupine, milk in gravy dishes,
butter in pickle dishes, sugar in celery glass
es, paper napkins modelled into hats, tents,
ferrules and other objects, cake in crumb
pans and new dust pans, gave evidence that
the tables had been arranged to demonstrate
craziness at the first glance But the appear
ance of the walters when they marched into
the supper room after the first table of guests
had been seated was the climax to the whole
affair. They numbered about twenty and
the most eccentric attires were DISPLAYED,
which created long and continuous applause
| and laughter. The prevailing idea had been
to reverse the ordinary custom of wearing
clothing. Coats were reversed and buttoned
behind; shirt fronts, collars, ties and even
pantaloons were SO reversed. and the head
gear consisting of mask at the back of the
head, with plain mask for the face, was
such an illusion that one could not tell
whether he was looking at the front or back
of a waiter, and when trying to attract his
| attention would often have him turn about
when he thought he was standing feet toward
the table. The lady walters had the best
| costumes and the most fantastic attire. Sew
| eral gentlemen impersonated the 'lady
! waiter" The ladies were not dressed il
reverse, and several had some very clever
caricatures on the modern styles.
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1887-02-26

the very winds laughed in merry echo
$50 have I! I wouldn't get out of this
warm bed to open that door for my own
brother!"
will close this story here. IF I should
write the language that went down that dim,
cold hall outside my door you wouldn't
print it, And when next morning I went
skipping down stairs as fresh as a rose
and saw the majestic being knotted up in
a hard arm chair looking 100 years old, I
said:
''Better is poor and wise child than an
old and foolish king who knoweth not how
to be admonished. For out of prison he COM
eth to reign; whereas, also, he that is born in
his kingdom becometh poor" This also is
vanity
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1887-02-26

I think, says careful observer, that
there is no better opportunity for man to
make money than to go into the bottoms of
southern Iowa and start hog ranch. With
small capital he could secure a sufficient
number to start with, and if he could sup
port himself for two years think at the end
of ten he would be comparatively wealthy.
The proper location of his ranch would be
the main thing. 1t should be at the edge of
some timber, where there would be plenty of
rotten wood and a stream of water. He
would also require plenty of room for his
hogs to root in and roam around. Cholera,
the great hog destroyer, seems to be more
scarce in Iowa than anywhere else, conse
quently success would be almost certain.
Plenty of charcoal is indispensable to the
successful raising of hogs. 1t keeps them
healthy, and the avidity with which they de-
your it seems to indicate that it is indispen-
sable to their welfare.
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1887-02-26

choose capitol site midway between them:
that if this is done Minneapolis will pay her
share towards the cost, some say as much as
million if necessary. If this proposition
is not accepted by St. Paul, it is also report
ed that the Minneapolis men have in re-
serve another which they will submit to the
legislature. That is to locate the site in the
heart of Minneapolis, that city giving the
ground and giving s., 900, 900 besides.
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EDITORIAL NOTES.

The Consolidated railroad company is
showing commendable enterprise and regard
for public sentiment in the heating mat
ter
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1887-02-26

DELIVERED BY CARRIERS IN THE CRY, 15
CENTS WEEK, 30 CENTS A MONTH, So. 90
FOR SIX MONTHS, 5000 A YEAR. THE SAME
TERMS BY MAIL.
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1887-02-26

The Knights of Labor are now quarrelline
with the iron and steel workers. 1t is plain
that if everybody wants the earth everybody
can't have it.
We are fearfully and wonderfully made.
Mrs. Druse, the New York murderess who is
to be hung Monday, is said to be very par
ticular about the eft" of the dress she is to
be hung in.
Twenty-Five Mormon elders have arrived
in Chattanooga, preparatory to mission work
in the South. The South has been fruit
full field for Mormon missionaries, although
there have been some pretty vigorous pro-
tests against them there, extending even to
tar and feathers.
According to the new eensuses of France
and Germany, the fighters of those countries
are not increasing as fast as they might. The
addition to the population of France in five
years has only been 213,S57, bringing the
total up to 1855, ,9O5. This is equal to an
annual rate of only per cent. per annum.
The labor organizations in Lynn, Massa-
chusetts, have been very active and persis-
tent during the last five years. They have
succeeded in driving out of town work repre-
senting 5000 hands, with an annual pay roll
of more than $3,OOO,OOO, and the leaders
have now taeitly admitted their defeat and
have agreed to submit to the arbitration OF
the State board, which will consider grain
button shoe as the basis of all schedules and
adjust prices.
The Engineering News does not agree with
Mr.. Chauncey NJ. Depew in regard to heating
cars by steam from the locomotive 1t says:
For once the public is exactly right in it's
(feeling) that fire on cars can and should be
done away with altogether, and technical
journals should not fear to say so
There are at least three systems for heating
by live steam from the locomotive which are
doing work satisfactory to those using them
We do not envy that railroad mana
ger who may chance to have carload OF
passengers burned up year from now, and
who is not able to show that he has, at least
made experimental start in this direction.
If there is another war between Germany
and France it will not be SO easy to take
Paris as it was. A new line of forts far out
side of the old ones has been erected. II
all, twenty-four forts have been built, an6
these contain all the improvements of mod
ern warfare. The barracks and magazines
| are all below the ground and they form sucl
wide circle about the city that it will hard
ly be possible to besiege it in future. If i
took 800, 900 Germans to encircle the olt
line, it ought to require an almost inoalcula
BILE force to infest the new. The walls O
Paris have been demonstrated to be useles
and the French do not rely on them in an,
| way as a means of defense.
Minneapolis is an enterprising place. He
latest great scheme is to become the Stat
capital. A secret meeting of Minneapoli
business men was held recently, at which
was agreed to make proposition that Mir
neapolis and ST. Paul should join hands an
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1887-02-26
9r1J 0nnds.
Howe & StGtSOn.

February is the month we Of
fer Bargains in Ladies Cotton
Underwear, Corsets, Gents
Unlaundried Shirts and House
keeping Goods.
We have just received from
the best manufacturers in the
country several cases Cotton
Underwear, made to our order
from superior quality Cotton
and Trimmings, which we shall
sell at a very small margin of
profit purposely to keep the de-
partment lively during the
month of February. Many of
the styles are our own ideas and
cannot be found elsewhere.
Corset Covers for 12H, 1o,
IS, 371a, As, SOC and upwards.
These covers are perfect shape
and are sure to fit.
Night Robes for IS, 50, 90,
IS, o2, o8c, ST., I.I3, I.25, I.2o,
1874, $1.5o and upward.
Chemises for 10, IS, 3S, 50,
63, 75c, 81 and upward.
Drawers for 10, IS, 20, 80, so,
63, IS, 79c pair and upward.
Walking Skirts for IS, 50,
IS, 88c, 81, $1.25 and upward.
Misses Night Robes, Che
misses and Drawers, in full as
sortment, at the same low prices.
Infants short and long Dress
es, Slips, Bands, Shirts, Flannel
Skirts and Embroidered Shawls
at our popular prices.
Unlaundried Shirts for IS, 50,
75c and ST.. Each of these
numbers are GREAT VALUE
Purchasers of Shirts will save
money by examining these four
grades before buying elsewhere.
Hamburg and Lace Department.
Great sale of Hamburg Edges
Just received two special drives
at SC and 12Hc.
Bargains in Linen Torchon,
Medici, Swiss, Machine Tor
chon, Everlasting, Oriental Ma
line, Maltese and Fedora Laces.
We have just received an i'm
mense stock of these laces at
right prices.
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1887-02-26

The Knights of Labor are now quarrelline
with the iron and steel workers. 1t is plain
that if everybody wants the earth everybody
can't have it.
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1887-02-26

We are fearfully and wonderfully made.
Mrs. Druse, the New York murderess who is
to be hung Monday, is said to be very par
ticular about the eft" of the dress she is to
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1887-02-26

twenty-five Mormon elders have arrived
in Chattanooga, preparatory to mission work
in the South. The South has been a fruit
full field for Mormon missionaries, although
there have been some pretty vigorous pro-
tests against them there, extending even to
tar and feathers
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1887-02-26
misce1la1rent1s.
Champagne
ANALYZ ed

Champagne, with minimum of alcohol, is by
far the wholesomest and possesses remarkable
hiliarating power.
Thomas King Chambers, NJ. d., II. n.
c. p,
Honorary Physician to Fl R. H the Prince of Wales.
Having occasion to investigate the question CT
wholesome beverages, have made chemical
analysis of the most popular brands of Champagne.
find G. H. Mumm & Co.'S Extra Dry to contain
in marked degree less alcohol than the others. 1
therefore most cordially commend it not only for
its purity, but as the most wholesome of the Cham
pagnes.
B. Ogden Doremus, NJ. D.. LID,
Prof Chemistry, Bellevue Hospital, Med CoI. NY.
Champagne, whilst only possessing the saicoh olic
strength of natural wines, is useful for exciting
the tagging powers in case of exhaustion.
r. w. Pavy, NE. d., F. R. S.,
Lecturer on Physiology at Guy s,IIospitl London.
| Champagne containing the smallest perce~+age of
spirits is the most wholesome.
| John SVvinburne, vi. d..
| Former Health Officer of Port of New York.
| dS WSS24t
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1887-06-29
SHERIFF'S SALE.

uns sg '1eeSs4qs Wells SS }No. 4a7.
Probate Docket, 10Th Judicial District
Court, Parish of Rapides,
Louisiana.
ne eyqeoss' Wells Of No. 444.
Probate Docket, 10Th Judicial District
Court, Parish of Rapides,
DURSUANT TO TWO COMMISSIONS
J. and orders Of sale issued and to me
directed by the Honorable the 18th Judi
cial District Court, Rapides Parish, La,
in the above entitled and numbered Sue
cessions, of date the 18th day Of June, A.
D. 1887, commanding me as Sheriff and
ex-officio Auctioner to sell for the payment
Of debts and partition, the movable prop
erty belonging to said SUGGESTIONS, shall
offer for sale at public auction, at the
'tWellswood" plantation, situated on the
left descending bank of Bayou Boeuf, near
Lecomte, Rapides Parish, La, between
the hours prescribed by law, on
SATURDAY, the I'd day of JULY, A. D.
1887,
the following described property, to-wit
All the movable property belonging to
said SUGGESTIONS Of Mrs. Jeanette Wells
and Montfort Wells, consisting of house.
hold and kitchen furniture, as per inven
taries on file, horned cattle, etc.
Terms of Sale-Cash subject to appraise
ment. d. G. PAUL,
Sheriff and ex-officio Auctioneer.
June Is, 18S7-tds.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1887-06-29

THE committee of the new Louis
lana Jockey Club having the matter
in charge has decided to open the first
fall meeting of the club on Nov. IL.
1t is expected that feed dealers, hotels,
poolroom, grocers and others who will
be benefited will make up some large
stakes, which will help to draw the
best class CT horses here. The pro-
ramme will be made public in Aug
ust. The stables of j. D. Patton,
George Rye and others are among the
latest that have promised to be here
The committee is having all the ditch
es at the Fair Grounds dug out so as
to insure perfect drainage, the stables
repaired, the track improved, and is
doing everything to make New Or
leans the model winter horse resort il
the country.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1887-06-29
THE New York Sun is just nc

THE New York Sun is just now
amusing itself by naming a number of
prominent Democrats who it believes
would make good heads for the Demo-
cratic national ticket next year. As
suming that the war of the battle flags
has hurt Mr.. Cleveland in the North,
the Sun makes up the following list
Hill, of New York I; Randall, of Penn
sylvania; Coleman, of California
Carlisle. of Kentucky; VOORHEES,, Of
Indiana; Trumbull, of Illinois, ane
Eustis, eff Louisiana.-Ex.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1887-06-29
The Killing Of Rev. Mr.. stivers.

A Grenada dispatch of June 4th to
the Memphis Avalanche says:
1t will be remembered that in the
Towler-Stivers killing case in Grena-
da, the slayer of Richard G. Stivers
refused any explanation as to the
cause of the killing. The following
is now given as the true version OF
the affair, obtained through personal
friend and confdante of Mr.. Tower
and to whom he confided the fact.
It seems that Mr.. fowler left his
wife::at about 10 p. m. to go on bis
regular business trip. About IL the
same night Mrs. fowler was awakened
by finding the bed clothing suddenly
thrown off her as she lay asleep and
the Rev. G.. Stivers standing by her
bedside.
! She started to scream but the rev.
erend libertine begged her to desist
and promised to retreat, which he did.
Mrs. fowler the next day, however,
wrote to her husband to return imme-
diately, which he did. On inquiring
the reason of his being summoned
home she at first evaded the question,
but next morning taking him into the
buggy-house, she detailed the circum-
stances of the insult to which she had
been subjected, but knowing the hasty
/, temper of her husband, begged hin
not to kill Stivers but to merely orde1
him away.
:, Mr.. fowler did not promise eithe
f to kill him or not to do SO, but enter
!. ing the house (whence it appears tn
;. dead preacher had seen the intervie,
from the window and doubtless bee
= warned by his guilty conscience Q
s its purport) demanded an explanatio
it of his conduct.
it For answer the clergyman drew b
o pistol. Immediately Mr.. Towle
.. clinched With him and turned the phi
Is tol aside drew his own weapon an
le fired the fatal shot.
v. AS stated at the time, the Rev. I
L. Stivers before dying completely e.
a. onerated Mr.. fowler from all blam
t, and admitted that he had deceived tt
s. people of Grenada in representing hi
n self as holy man. 1t transpired al
rs that he had been elected forcibly fro
he a gentlemanss house for similar re
We sons before coming to Grenada. The
nd facts have not been before made pu
lie, but from the source whence We
he rive our information We have no RI
o son to doubt their trustworthine
&C. -LACEs and embroideries at rock b
cb tom prices. Pretty goods at cents